Category: World News

Despite the admission of various differences of opinion, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) praised the “great friendship” between the two countries at a meeting in Vienna on Friday. In a discussion with Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) the focus was on bilateral relations and the fight against the coronavirus. Pompeo and Kurz met for a joint working lunch at the Federal Chancellery. “The aim is to bring trade relations between Austria and the USA up to speed again rapidly, since the USA is…

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On Thursday afternoon US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Vienna. On Friday he will meet Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Secretary of State Schallenberg. As part of his tour of Central Europe, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed at Vienna International Airport in Schwechat on Thursday. The top US politician came from Slovenia, and this is his third stop. His packed programme on Friday includes top Austrian representatives, the head of the IAEA and his Greek counterpart. Pompeo, who did not attend any media appointments…

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Due to the rising number of infections among people returning from Croatia or an increase in the country itself, Austria is again issuing travel warning to Croatia. The travel warning comes into force at midnight from Sunday to Monday, as the Foreign Ministry informed the APA on Friday. Vacationers who are currently in Croatia are urgently called upon to return home. Further details are currently being coordinated with the Ministry of Health, according to the Foreign Office. Worldwide, at least the travel advice of level 4 (“high security risk”) continues…

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The US Democratic presidential candidate designate, Joe Biden, has called for a nationwide masking requirement in the coronavirus crisis. From now on, every single American should wear a mouth and nose protector in public, at least for the next three months, Biden said yesterday in Wilmington (Delaware).He and his deputy candidate Kamala Harris had previously been briefed by experts on the coronavirus pandemic. “Every governor should make it mandatory for people to wear a mask,” Biden demanded. Experts estimate that this could save at least 40,000 lives in the next…

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South Korea reports 103 new coronavirus infections. In 85 of these cases, South Korean people have been infected, the authorities announced today. This is the highest number of local transmissions since the end of March. In total, South Korea now has 14,873 confirmed infections and 305 deaths

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According to a government representative, the leadership of Belarus will release all demonstrators who were arrested during protests this week today. Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Barsukov told journalists in Minsk. The protests had been sparked by the controversial re-election of authoritarian long-term president Alexander Lukashenko. At least two demonstrators were killed, thousands were taken into custody. The opposition once again accuses Lukashenko of electoral fraud, and in the West, too, there are massive doubts about the official election results. A special meeting of EU foreign ministers is scheduled today to…

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13 August 2020 – A dispute is raging in the US Congress over financial aid for the Post Office, which is directly linked to the presidential election and is paralysing negotiations on coronavirus aid. President Donald Trump told Fox yesterday that his Republicans rejected the Democrats’ demand for additional money for the Post Office. The Democrats accuse Trump of deliberately betting that the already ill-positioned company will run into big problems in the expected rush of mail votes for the November election. Voting by mailPostal voting is particularly important this…

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A drama of Shakespearean proportions, which is currently taking place at the Spanish court. In the role of the villain: Old King Juan Carlos (82), who threatens to tear the whole family down with a corruption scandal. In the role of the femme fatale: The German-Danish princess Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (55). Demonised by the media as the blonde evil that lured Juan Carlos into the love and money trap. And in the middle the sufferer – Queen Letizia (47), who is desperately fighting for the reputation of the crown and…

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Syria’s head of state Bashar al-Assad apparently suffered a fit of weakness during a speech to the newly composed parliament in Damascus. According to “Spiegel Online”, which refers to Syrian state television, Assad had to interrupt his speech for a few minutes due to “low blood pressure”. He was able to continue speaking normally. The news of the attack of weakness was also broadcast on the official Twitter channel of the presidency, along with a photo that Assad apparently showed during his speech to parliamentarians. Parliament in Syria is not…

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